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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Three years old.

2. What are Sundiata's ancestors known for being able to extract from plants and herbs that others cannot?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Spirits.
(d) Medicine.

3. Who do the Malian people believe should be the true king of Mali?
(a) Kanty.
(b) Sundiata.
(c) Fakoli.
(d) Dankaran.

4. Who is Fran Kamara?
(a) Sundiata's arch enemy.
(b) Sundiata's brother.
(c) Sundiata's childhood friend.
(d) Sundiata's griot.

5. What does the king give to his subjects in celebration for the birth of the new child?
(a) Wine.
(b) Food.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Cigars.

6. What do the Malian people believe is the most definitive characteristic of the heavenly God?
(a) He is powerful.
(b) He is mysterious.
(c) He is vengeful.
(d) He is trustworthy.

7. Which of the following elements does Kanty and his men have mastery over?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Earth.
(d) Air.

8. Which of the following activities do Sundiata's ancestors excel at?
(a) Farming.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Weaving.

9. Where does Kouyaty begin his story of Sundiata?
(a) When Sundiata is born.
(b) When Sundiata begins to walk.
(c) When Sundiata becomes a man.
(d) When Sundiata dies.

10. Which of the following musical instruments is magical in Kanty's chamber?
(a) A xylophone.
(b) A flute.
(c) A piano.
(d) A drum.

11. When the king dies, what does he give to Djata on his deathbed?
(a) A garden.
(b) A goat.
(c) A griot.
(d) Nothing.

12. What appears in the sky at the moment that Sagolon's baby is born?
(a) A storm cloud.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A ray of sunshine.
(d) A flash of lightning.

13. Who falls ill, causing king Soumaba to relocate the family to a river country?
(a) Sogolon.
(b) Sundiata.
(c) Manding Bory.
(d) Fassyky.

14. How many witches does Sassouma hire to kill Sundiata?
(a) Nine.
(b) Nine hundred.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Ninety.

15. How does the king feel when Manding Bory is born?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is frustrated.
(d) He is apathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Sassouma decide to wait until she finishes her plot against Sogolon?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Kanty?

3. In what country is Sundiata named heir to a childless king?

4. Who does Sogolon worry might kill Manding Bory?

5. Which of the following characters does NOT enter exile with Sundiata?

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